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Alberta government’s Green Line report raises feasibility questions: Gondek

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 14:23:01 +0000

CALGARY — A report on the Alberta government’s proposed alignment for Calgary’s Green Line light-rail transit project raises questions about the feasibility of an above-ground track, says Mayor Jyoti Gondek. The government-commissioned report, partially released Wednesday after initially being kept confidential by Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen over concerns about bidding integrity, says noise concerns, ease […]

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Hydro One given the greenlight for new Timmins transmission line

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 11:05:43 +0000

TIMMINS, ONT. — The Ontario government has given the go-ahead to Hydro One to seek all necessary approvals and build a new transmission line in the City of Timmins. Scheduled to come into service in 2023, the new 500-kilovolt line will run approximately 260 kilometres from the Wawa Transformer Station to the Porcupine Transformer Station, […]

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Dams across Ontario slated for rehabilitation thanks to $75M in funding

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 11:00:27 +0000

BAYSVILLE, ONT. — The Ontario government is investing over $75 million to rehabilitate 10 dams across the province. The construction projects will take place over the next four years and are intended to extend the life of each dam to ensure they continue to meet provincial standards for decades to come. According to the province, rehabilitation could extend […]

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Tree clearing latest progress on Bradford Bypass project

Daily Commercial News — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 11:15:28 +0000

BRADFORD, ONT. — The latest news on the Bradford Bypass project includes a contract for tree clearing, which the province announced is already underway. Crews are clearing a path along the planned route for the highway’s west section, states a release, and have begun removing trees between Highway 400 and Simcoe County Road 4, with […]

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Galway Interchange project now complete

Daily Commercial News — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 11:05:45 +0000

ST. JOHN’S — Motorists can now enter and exit Galway on the westbound lanes of the Trans-Canada Highway thanks to the completion of the Galway Interchange Project. The new interchange is designed to help ease traffic congestion on Pitts Memorial Drive as well as nearby roadways, explains a release. Farrell’s Excavating Ltd. was awarded a […]

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Kitchener’s Forest View Medical Centre slated for grand opening

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 11:05:16 +0000

KITCHENER, ONT. — A new medical centre is now complete and ready to open for patients in the underserviced south side area of Kitchener, Ont. The Forest View Medical Centre sits on the historic Kitchener Frame industrial site (Budd Park) at the corner of Homer Watson Boulevard and Pearson Street, explains a release from real […]

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Alberta reflects on 2024 highway construction season

Daily Commercial News — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:00:29 +0000

EDMONTON — The Alberta government recently highlighted the success of several key highway construction projects that were carried out during a busy season in 2024. According to a release, the Alberta government invested $818 million in more than 200 projects. The 2024 construction season included new and ongoing major road projects, such as repaving, bridge […]

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Stantec awarded $24M contract for section four of Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway rehab

Daily Commercial News — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:20:48 +0000

TORONTO—Sustainable design and engineering firm Stantec has been selected by the City of Toronto for owner’s engineer/technical advisory services (OETA) for delivery of section four of the Gardiner Expressway Rehabilitation Project. Stantec will provide multidisciplinary engineering consulting services through planning and preliminary design, procurement, design-build and post construction, explains a release. Section four of the […]

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Ontario’s largest Indigenous-led energy project complete

Daily Commercial News — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:15:09 +0000

THUNDER BAY, ONT. — Years in the making, Wataynikaneyap (Watay) Power and the province recently celebrated the construction completion for the large-scale Watay Power Transmission Project, the largest Indigenous-led grid connection project in Ontario’s history. Approximately 1,800 kilometres of new transmission lines will connect more than 18,000 people in 16 remote First Nations communities to […]

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Ontario provides $95M in funding for new Collingwood hospital

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 15:08:07 +0000

COLLINGWOOD, ONT. — A new Collingwood General and Marine Hospital is in the works with the Ontario government investing up to $95.5 million for the build. The hospital will serve the communities of Collingwood and South Georgian Bay and will include up to 132 new beds with 98 total inpatient beds and an additional 34 […]

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New North Vancouver elementary school taking shape in Cloverley

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 12:05:23 +0000

NORTH VANCOUVER – �鶹��ý��ion has started on a new elementary school in the Cloverley neighbourhood of North Vancouver. The Province of B.C. has provided $61 million for the 585-seat kindergarten to Grade 7 school, with the North Vancouver School District contributing $3 million and $3.5 million from the City of North Vancouver. The new school […]

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Roadway infrastructure upgrades complete at iconic Lake Louise

Daily Commercial News — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:05:35 +0000

LAKE LOUISE, ALTA. — A $12 million road infrastructure project in the Lake Louise area is now complete, the federal government has announced. As a popular tourism destination, vehicle traffic has risen by roughly 70 per cent over the past 10 years, necessitating improvements to the roadway infrastructure. The project included roadway repairs and upgrades […]

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